MS'317* 


(E.  A.  I.  Order  312)  '„','£ '.  '  1     . 


United  States  Department,  of 


Agriculture^  * 


BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTO^  DEPOSITORY 


RULE   1,   REVISION   27.--TO   PREVENT   THE   SPREAD   OF 
SPLENETIC,  SOUTHERN,  OR  TEXAS  FEVER  IN  CATTLE 

Effective  on  and  after  December  1.  1928 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

The  fact  has  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  and  notice 
is  hereby  given,  that  the  contagious  and  infectious  disease  known  as  splenetic, 
southern,  or  Texas  fever  exists  in  cattle  in  the  following  States  and  Territory, 
to  wit :  Alabama.  Arkansas.  Florida.  Louisiana.  Mississippi.  Texas,  and  Porto 
Rico. 

Now,  therefore.  I.  C.  F.  Marvin.  Acting  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  under 
authority  conferred  by  section  1  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  March  3, 
1905  (33  Stat.  1264).  do  hereby  quarantine  the  areas  hereinafter  described,  and 
do  order  by  this  rule  1.  revision  27.  under  the  authority  and  discretion  con- 
ferred on  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  by  section  3  of  the  said  act  of  Congress, 
approved  March  3.  1905  (33  Stat.  1265),  that  the  interstate  movement  of  cattle 
from  the  areas  herein  quarantined  shall  be  made  only  in  accordance  with  the 
regulation  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of  the  spread  of 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  cattle. 

AREAS  QUARANTINED 

The  following  areas  are  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever 
in  cattle : 

ALABAMA 

The  following  county  is  quarantined :  Clarke. 

ARKANSAS 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined :  Ashley, 
Bradley.  Calhoun.  Chicot.  Clark.  Cleveland.  Columbia.  Dallas.  Drew.  Hemp- 
stead. Hot  Spring.  Lafayette.  Lincoln.  Miller.  Nevada. .  Ouachita,  Pike,  and 
Union :  that  portion  of  Desha  County  south  of  the  Arkansas  River ;  and  that 
portion  of  Howard  County  south  of  townships  6  and  7  south. 

FLORIDA 

The  entire  State  of  Florida  is  quarantined,  except  the  counties  of  Bay, 
Broward.  Calhoun.  Dade.  Dixie.  Escambia.  Franklin,  Gadsden.  Gulf,  Hamilton, 
Holmes,  Jackson.  Jefferson.  Lafayette.  Leon.  Liberty,  Madison.  Martin,  Monroe, 
Okaloosa,  Palm  Beach.  Santa  Rosa.  Taylor.  Walton,  Wakulla,  and  Washington. 

LOUISIANA 

The  following  parishes  and  portions  of  parishes  are  quarantined :  Acadia, 
Allen.  Avoyelles.  Beauregard.  Bienville.  Bossier.  Cameron,  Calcasieu.  Caldwell, 
Catahoula.  De  Soto.  Evangeline.  Franklin.  Grant.  Iberia.  Jackson,  Lafayette, 
La  Salle.  Livingston.  Morehouse.  Natchitoches.  Pointe  Coupee.  Rapides,  Rich- 
land. Red  River,  Sabine.  St.  Helena.  St.  Landry.  St.  Martin.  St.  Tammany, 
Tangipahoa.  Union.  Vermilion.  Vernon.  Washington.  Webster.  West  Carroll, 
and  Winn ;  all  that  portion  of  Ascension  Parish  lying  north  and  east  of  the 
Mississippi  River ;  all  that  portion  of  Iberville  Parish  lying  west  of  the  Missis- 
sippi River ;  and  all  that  portion  of  Ouachita  Parish  lying  west  of  the  Ouachita 
River. 

20956 — 28 


MISSISSIPPI 

The  following  counties  are  quarantined:  Amite,  Clarke,  Covington,  Forrest, 
George,  Greene,  Hancock,  Harrison,  Jackson,  Jasper,  Jefferson  Davis,  Jones, 
Lamar,  Lawrence,  Marion,  Pearl  River,  Perry,  Pike,  Simpson,  Smith,  Stone, 
Walthall,  and  Wayne. 

PORTO  RICO 

The  entire  territory  is  quarantined. 

TEXAS 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined :  Anderson, 
Angelina,  Atascosa,  Austin,  Bell,  Brazoria,  Brazos,  Brooks,  Burleson,  Cameron, 
Cass,  Chambers,  Cherokee,  Dimmit,  Duval,  Fort  Bend,  Freestone,  Frio,  Galves- 
ton, Gregg,  Grimes,  Hardin,  Harris,  Harrison,  Hays,  Henderson,  Hidalgo, 
Houston,  Jasper,  Jefferson,  Jim  Hogg,  Jim  Wells,  Kenedy,  Kleberg,  La  Salle, 
Lee,  Leon,  Liberty,  Limestone,  Live  Oak,  McMullen,  Marion,  Madison,  Milam, 
Montgomery,  Nacogdoches,  Newton,  Orange,  Panola,  Polk,  Red  River,  Robertson, 
Rusk,  Sabine,  San  Augustine,  San  Jacinto,  Shelby,  Smith,  Starr,  Travis, 
Trinity,  Tyler,  Upshur,  Walker,  Waller,  Washington,  Webb,  Willacy,  Wood, 
and  Zapata ;  that  part  of  Matagorda  County  lying  east  of  the  Colorado  River 
except  the  Matagorda  Peninsula ;  and  that  part  of  Wharton  County  lying  east 
of  the  Colorado  River. 

INTERPRETATION 

This  rule  1,  revision  27,  shall  be  construed  in  connection  with  the  regula- 
tion of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of  the  spread  of 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  cattle,  and  is  subject  to  amendment  or 
revision  on  statutory  notice. 

Rule  1,  revision  26  (B.  A.  I.  Order  307),  dated  October  28,  1927,  effective 
December  1,  1927,  shall  cease  to  be  effective  on  and  after  December  1,  1928, 
on  and  after  which  date  this  rule  1,  revision  27,  which  for  purposes  of  identi- 
fication is  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  312,  shall  become  and  be  effective  until 
otherwise  ordered. 

The  effect  of  this  order  is  as  follows : 

In  Alabama,  Choctaw,  Mobile,  and  Washington  Counties  are  released  from 
quarantine. 

In  Arkansas,  Grant  and  the  remainder  of  Little  River  Counties  are  released 
from  quarantine. 

In  Florida,  Dixie,  Hamilton,  Jefferson,  Lafayette,  Leon,  Madison,  Taylor, 
and  Wakulla  Counties  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Louisiana,  Assumption,  West  Baton  Rouge,  and  a  portion  of  Ascension 
Parishes  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Oklahoma,  McCurtain,  and  the  remainder  of  Le  Flore,  Choctaw,  and 
Pushmataha  Counties  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Texas,  Bexar,  Bowie,  Burnet,  Karnes,  Lampasas,  Lavaca,  Wilson,  and 
Zavalla  Counties  are  released  from  quarantine. 

The  existing  quarantine  of  areas  in  the  State  of  Mississippi  and  the  Terri- 
tory of  Porto  Rico  is  continued. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  31st  day  of  October, 
1928. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture. 

C.  F.  Marvin, 
Acting  Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


NOTE: 

FEEDING  STATIONS  FOR  NON1NFECTED   CATTLE 

Properly  equipped,  noninfectious  pens  are  maintained  at  the  following  points  within  the 
quarantined  area : 

Eudora,  Ark.,  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Co.  pens. 

Texarkana,  Ark.,  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Co.  pens. 

McGehee,  Ark.,  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Co.  pens. 

Jacksonville,  Pla.,  Jacksonville  Union  Stockyards  pens. 

Fort  Pierce,  Fla.,  Florida  East  Coast  Railway  pens. 

Jacksonville,  Fla.,  National  Stockyards  pens. 

Baldwin,  Fla.,  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  pens. 

Grand  Crossing,  Fla.,  Southern  Railway  Co.  pens. 

Alexandria,  La.,  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  and  the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  pens. 

De  Quincy,  La.,  Gulf  Coast  Lines  pens. 

Hattiesburg,  Miss.,  Mississippi  Development  Board  pens. 

Hattiesburg,  Miss.,  New  Orleans  &  Northeastern  Railway  pens. 

Laredo,  Tex.,  International  &  Great  Northern  Railway  pens. 

Palestine,  Tex.,  International  &  Great  Northern  Railway  pens. 

Hearne,  Tex.,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railroad  pens. 

Houston,  Tex.,  the  Union  Stockyards  pens. 

Yoakum,  Tex.,  San  Antonio  &  Aransas  Pass  Railway  pens. 

Longview  Junction,  Tex..  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  Co.  pens. 

(Englewood)   Houston,  Tex.,  Southern  Pacific  Railway  Co.  pens. 

Orange,  Tex.,  Southern  Pacific  Lines  pens. 

Beaumont,  Tex.,  Southern  Pacific  Co.  pens. 

Bellville,  Tex.,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.  pens. 

Temple,  Tex.,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.  pens. 

Conroe,  Tex.,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.  pens. 

Beaumont,  Tex.,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.  pens. 


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